Psalms 71:2

71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! ¹ 

Listen to me! ²  Deliver me! ³ 

Psalms 18:48

18:48 He delivers me ⁴  from my enemies;

you snatch me away ⁵  from those who attack me; ⁶ 

you rescue me from violent men.

[71:2]  ¹ tn Heb “in your vindication rescue me and deliver me.” Ps 31:1 omits “and deliver me.”

[71:2]  ² tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”

[71:2]  ³ tn Ps 31:2 adds “quickly” before “deliver.”

[18:48]  ⁴ tn Heb “[the one who] delivers me.” 2 Sam 22:49 reads “and [the one who] brings me out.”

[18:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “lifts me up.” In light of the preceding and following references to deliverance, the verb רום probably here refers to being rescued from danger (see Ps 9:13). However, it could mean “exalt, elevate” here, indicating that the Lord has given the psalmist victory over his enemies and forced them to acknowledge the psalmist’s superiority (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[18:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”